谨慎能捕千秋蝉,小心驶得万年船。

It's better to be safe than sorry，这个短语起源于17世纪塞缪尔·洛夫的一部小说《罗里·奥莫》。这是一个在世界各地广泛使用的短语，带一种劝告的口吻。可以将其翻译成：

事后追悔不如事前稳妥事前小心为上,好过事后遭殃宁可事先谨慎有余，不要事后追悔莫及小心驶得万年船韦氏词典：(it's) better (to be) safe than sorry

used to say that it is better to be careful now so that problems do not occur later on

现在最好小心一点，以免以后出现问题

例句：

It's probably not necessary to check the figures again, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

可能是没有必要再检查数据,但小心一点总是好。

The doctors have to consider all possibilities before they can decide a course of action because it is better to be safe than sorry.

医生在决定采取行动之前必须考虑所有的可能性，因为小心驶得万年船。

I always drive with my seat belt on not just because it is the law but also because it is better to be safe than sorry.

我总是系上安全带开车，不仅因为这是法律规定，而且因为小心驶得万年船。

剑桥词典

“小心驶得万年船”用英语怎么说呢？

It's better to be safe than sorrybetter safe than sorry

内容参考：

https://www.theidioms.com/its-better-to-be-safe-than-sorry/#comment-19468

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